gallbladder and intestinal pain
Hello everyone,
I have been dealing with health problems for several months and I am starting to wonder whether my gallbladder could be the main cause. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced something similar.
My symptoms started suddenly on January 27th, and since then I have been struggling with them almost every day. The main problems are:
abdominal and intestinal pain (mostly around and below the belly button),
significant bloating and a feeling of fullness,
the pain usually appears 2–6 hours after eating, sometimes even later,
after a bowel movement, the pain often gets worse and sometimes I also feel dizzy,
my stool is solid in about 95% of cases. However, when I eat something like an apple, my stool becomes very fragmented and looks like small pieces,
sometimes I experience feeling cold, weakness, or blurred vision.
I have undergone many examinations, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy with biopsies, MR enterography, blood tests, and other tests. Crohn’s disease was ruled out based on the colonoscopy and biopsy results.
An ultrasound showed that I have a bent gallbladder with a larger cluster of gallstones and thickened bile/sludge. This made me wonder whether all these symptoms could actually be related to my gallbladder.
Has anyone here had similar symptoms? Could your gallbladder cause mainly intestinal pain, bloating, and problems occurring several hours after meals? And if you had your gallbladder removed, did your symptoms improve?
I would really appreciate any experiences or advice. Thank you.